Safety razor and safety razor blade



Sept. 21, 1931. A. SAMUELSYON 2,093,851

SAFETY RAZOR.AND SAFETY RAZOR BLADE Filed Nov. 27, 1955 1N VENTOR.

ATTORNEYS 15 the Gillette razor, and also to improve the type a plate is located between the bottom surface 35 has been customary to bend. the thin rid bendthe holder and with the blade 8* between them. 35

Patented Sept. 2 1.1937 I v Q UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Y 2,093,851

SAFETY mzoa AND SAFETY mzda imam-z Aaron Samuelson, New York, N. Y. Application November 27, 1935, Serial No. 51.725

2 Claims. (01. 30-48) My invention relates to a new and improved gaged by the internally threaded wall of a recess safety razor, and tea new and improved safety which is provided in the upper end of .the hanrazor blade. j dle H.

One of the objects of my invention is to pro- The razor blade 6 is made of thin steel, so

5 vide a safety razor, in which the cutting edge that it has little or no inherent rigidity. 5 of the blade will be relatively free and unob- Said blade 6 is provided with. the usual openstructed. ing or slot, through which the shank 3 may pass.

Another object of my invention is to provide In this particular embodiment, the upper mema safety razor in which the cutting edge of the her i is provided with a rib R which passes 10 blade is held inclined to what may be termed the through the slot of the blade 6, and which enters 1 vertical axis of the holder, so that a true cutting a corresponding recess which is formed in the action is secured, instead of a scraping action. lower member 2. I

Another object'of my invention is to improve A plate 4 is located between'the blade 6 and that type of razor which is generally known as the bottom surfaceof the upper member I, and

of blade which is used in said type of razor. of the blade 6, and the upper or'inner surface Other objects of my invention will be set forth of the member 2. a in the following description and drawing which The rib R. projects through slots I and 8 which illustrate a preferred embodiment thereof, it beare formed respectively in said supplemental ing understood, that the above statements of the plates 4 and 5.

objects of my invention is intended to generally Said plates 4 and-5 can be formed of bendable explain the same without-limiting it in any manmetal or other suitable bendable material. Said ner. I plates 4 and 5 may be formed from resilient ma- Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the improved razor. terial, or from non-resilient material. Fig. 2 is a vertical central section taken As shown in the drawing, said plates 4 and 5 25 through Fig. 1, the handle of the razor being are tapered longitudinally, or along a direction shown partially in elevation. I which is perpendicular to the central axis of the Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3-3 offl holder H, and which is parallel to the plate of the Fig. 2. paper in Fig. 5. Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of As shown in the drawing, the thin edge 41: of 30 Fig. 2. the plate 4 is directly above the thick edge 5a of Fig. 5 is a side elevation showing the blade and the plate 5. The thick edge 4b of the plate .4. the accessory plates or parts. is above the thin edge 5b of the plate 5.

Heretofore, in razors of the Gillette type, it Hence, when both said plates are assembled in able blade,- so that the cutting edges f the said the assembly of' said plates is of substantially blade either abutted or were very close to the equal thickness at both ends of said assembly. edges of the guard. Said guard had a series of The adjacent-surfaces of said plates 4 and 5 teeth. andthe configuration of the razor blade are inclined to the vertical central axis of the 40 interfered with the free cutting action thereof, holder, namely, the central vertical axis of the 49 along the entire edge or edges of said blade. holder H. For convenience, the device is de- Likewise, in razors of this type, in which it scribed with the holder located so that the han- .is customaryto move the razor up and down, the die H is vertical, although. the device may be blade cuts the hair by a scraping action, instead used in any position. 5 of usingthe'true diagonal stroke,whichis used by By means of such assembly the cutting edges professional barbers. of the blade .6 are held inclined to the vertical According to the improved invention, a numaxis of the holder. When the blade is used in her of the parts may be of conventional type. the holder, said blade is bent transversely, so

For example the drawing illustrates a razor that it has uniform transverse curvature 50 having a clamping plate or top member I, and a throughout. The cutting edges 'of said blades 50 guard or bottom member 2. Said bottom memare straight and said straight edgesare inclined her 2 is provided with the'usual spaced guard to the vertical axis of the razor. Considering teeth. Fig. 5, if the blade 61 were integral with plates The top member I is provided with the usual 4 and 5 and. said plates. and blade were in planar 5 externally threaded shank I, which canbe enform, thecutting edges of theblade would be sembled parts, namely, the top face of plate -4 and the bottom face of plate 5. As stated previously, members 4 and 5 could be integral with blade 6 and said plates can be resilient, so as to form a resilient razor blade having the desired configuration, which can be used directly in an ordinary razor oi the 'Gillette type. For convenience the direction which is parallel to the rib R can be designated as the longitudinal direction.

Hence, when the holder is moved downwardly in the usual manner, the cutting edges of the blade are at an angle to the direction of movement of the holder.

Said angle may be made as large or as small as is desired.

Likewise the cutting edge of the blade is spaced from the guard teeth, so as to provide unobstructed cutting action. However, it would not be departing from the invention if the cutting edge or edges of the blade were close to the edges of the guard, since the essential feature is the diagonal cutting eiiect' above mentioned.

Instead of using separate plates 4 and 5, said plates could be connected to", or they could be integral with the members I and 2.

Likewise said plates 4 and 5 could be connected to, or they could be integral with the blade 6.

One of said plates 4 or 5 could be connected to, or could be made integral with, the corre sponding member of the holder, or. with the blade 6.

The invention also applies to blades having a single cutting edge, although it has been illustrated specifically in connection with blades having two cutting edges.

I do not wish to be limited to the specific means shown for holding the blade so that its edges will be in said diagonal relationship.

inclined to the opposed planar faces oi the as-.

invention but numerous changes and omissions could be made without departing from its spirit.

For example, the invention may be utilized by having a holder of the conventional type, and having the axis of the handle or holding part H, inclined to the clamping parts of the razor,

instead of being perpendicular to said clamping parts.

The natural tendency will be then to move the razor in a'direction parallel to the axis of the holding part H, thus securing said diagonal stroke.

However the construction illustrated more speciiically is preferable, since it permits the parts to be made andattached in the ordinary manner, and the razor can be moved vertically, while securing the correct diagonal cutting stroke.

Likewise, the body of the blade is held rigid, save for the cutting edge 'portions thereof, which are not clamped, so that said cutting edge portions are flexible and can yield upwardly and downwardly relative to the members L and 2.

I claim: I 1. A safety razor comprising superposed longitudinally taperedmembers adapted to hold a 'blade between them, said members having surfaces adapted to abut the blade, said surfaces being inclined to the axis of the holding part 01 the razor. v

2. A safety razor comprising superposed members and means adapted to force said superposed members towards each other so as to clamp a blade between said superposed members, plates located between said superposed members and having the blade located between them, said plates being longitudinally tapered, so that each said plate has a thick end and a thin end, the

- thin end of one plate being adjacent the thick end 01" the upper plate.

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